heated rear windows kits?

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oberonspacefruit

Discussion Starter · Oct 9, 2006

are they any good?

Any brands better?

ive just seen one on an mg site (from google, i dont go on there god forbid!) it was about 40 dabs. is that reasonable?

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Moby5153

· #2 · Oct 9, 2006

What do you mean by a 'kit'? Proper HRW screen, or a stick-on job?

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tonyhedge

· #3 · Oct 9, 2006

are they any good?

I've got one that's useless. And I'm old enough to remember when most cars came without a heated rear window, and that all the "stick on" kits were pretty much useless!

You can get replacement rear windows with 'real' heaters inside for about £80.

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Moby5153

· #4 · Oct 9, 2006

tonyhedge said:
I've got one that's useless. And I'm old enough to remember when most cars came without a heated rear window, and that all the "stick on" kits were pretty much useless!

You can get replacement rear windows with 'real' heaters inside for about £80.

I'd agree with that.

Depending what model you have and your location I have NOS genuine HRW's for £40.

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oberonspacefruit

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 9, 2006

i bet i would be difficult to post...

im in manchester, not that it makes any difference, postwise....

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oberonspacefruit

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 9, 2006

Moby5153 said:
What do you mean by a 'kit'? Proper HRW screen, or a stick-on job?

btw i was refering to the kits. stick on. so are we saying they are crapola?

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on the subject of HRWs, I've got one on my bay that doesn't work (light comes on at the switch, but doesn't appear to heat the screen - well it didn't last winter anyway). now, it's connected at one side, but not at the other, and there is a suspiciously similar wire being used on the side it's not connected for an interior light.

1 - is it safe to try connecting this wire up to see if it works and
2 - how can I tell it's working when it isn't all icy???

:crazy:

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Moby5153

· #8 · Oct 9, 2006

Barry Ben said:
on the subject of HRWs, I've got one on my bay that doesn't work (light comes on at the switch, but doesn't appear to heat the screen - well it didn't last winter anyway). now, it's connected at one side, but not at the other, and there is a suspiciously similar wire being used on the side it's not connected for an interior light.

1 - is it safe to try connecting this wire up to see if it works and
2 - how can I tell it's working when it isn't all icy???

:crazy:

If the HRW wire and the interior light wire were the same thing then in theory your HRW switch will turn the interior light on. Does it?
1- If it is the same wire then yes.
2- Get in the back on a cool wet evening and start breathing heavy.

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Barry Ben

· #9 · Oct 9, 2006

Moby5153 said:
If the HRW wire and the interior light wire were the same thing then in theory your HRW switch will turn the interior light on. Does it?
1- If it is the same wire then yes.
2- Get in the back on a cool wet evening and start breathing heavy.

aha - no it doesn't. didn't know if that was because the switch would have been on the other (ie. negative) side of the circuit (bear with me as my leccy knowledge kind of finishes there). Presumably the HRW does need to be connected at both sides ...?

2 I can do no problem

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Moby5153

· #10 · Oct 9, 2006

Yes, one side is connected to the switch and the other to a good clean earth point on the body.

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Barry Ben

· #11 · Oct 9, 2006

aha, OK, so if the complete wire runs down the right hand side of the bus, and the switch is on the right of the dash (LHD), then all I need on the wire coming out of left hand side of the screen is a good earth?? cool, cheers mate :elvis:

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